We are in British Columbia! The plan, well, there really was no plan today. Sharon wanted to be in Canada, and Rod gave us some wonderfully detailed advice back at Deception Pass SP. But Sharon is susceptible to one of the characteristics of a certain Dotard, acting on the advice of the last person she talks to, when we crossed the border and stopped at the Visitor Center, the woman suggested that we take a route North through BC rather than our plan East. She even suggested this Provincial Park, and here we are.
It took us 60 miles of driving this morning to reach cell service, in Winthrop, Washington. We stopped for breakfast there, and wifi. The wifi wasn't sufficient for my needs, I couldn't upload pictures, add them to albums, open my Reality spreadsheet, I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with Google's lame data handling.
Crossing the border was a smooth process. Sharon was worried about the one can of beer, the box of wine, even the bag of salad. We weren't searched, probably just to frustrate Sharon's paranoia.
And then we had to find a case for Sharon's new phone. We had tried a Walmart in WA on the way to the Cascades, and the kids were kinda snobby about iPhone and Samsung Galaxy. But at Canadian Tire, the woman suggested we check another store in the mall. They didn't have anything in stock, but suggested a competing chain with a store on our route, and finally Sharon found a store that had a selection of Pixel 2 cases, and chose a nice blue one.
The campground is on a lake, over 50 miles long and a mile or two wide. Sharon wanted to go for a paddle, but our house battery was already down to 65%. It seems the 90+ heat that the A/C had trouble keeping in check meant that the ARB was sucking more power from the battery than the solar panel could generate again. We chose a campsite with shade, so if we pumped up her board we might not have enough power for the ARB overnight. It turned out to be okay, as an afternoon storm cropped up as we relaxed on the shore in our camp chairs, with white caps on the water and an impressive current, and lightning to prompt Sharon to warn everyone within earshot about how dangerous it is. After she scared off two women, we sat and watched the storm develop until the rain reached us.
Pictures will be at https://photos.app.goo.gl/JHnxZC9qPWSvQJjo7
It seems Rogers via Project Fi works far better than my recent experiences in the states. Of course, I'm about to hit my data cap (16 GB), so I may be offline even with cell service. :( Maybe I can get a second data line from Project Fi, hmmm...)
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